martes, 19 de julio de 2011

1963, The Rolling Stones played their first ever gig outside London when they appeared at The Alcove Club, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire supporting The Hollies.

1964, The Animals went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The House Of The Rising Sun.' Recorded in one take, this was the first UK No.1 to have a playing time of more than four minutes.

1965, Paul McCartney was presented with five Ivor Novello Awards at a lunch party at The Savoy, London. John Lennon refused to

attend; Paul was 40 minutes late after he had forgotten about the engagement.

1967, Pink Floyd made their second appearance on BBC Top Of The Pops to promote their new single 'See Emily Play', which was hosted by Pete Murray. The single went on to peak at No.6 on the UK chart.

1968, Black Sabbath played their first gig at a small backstreet Blues club in Birmingham, England.

1969, Over 100 US radio stations banned The Beatles new single 'The Balled Of John and Yoko' due to the line 'Christ, you know it ain't easy', calling it offensive.

1972, During a North American tour The Rolling Stones played the first of two nights at the Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan.

1974, Elton John started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Caribou', his third No.1 album, also No.1 in the US.

1974, George McCrae started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Rock Your Baby', his only US No.1, also No.1 in the UK. Regarded by some as the first Disco No.1. It was a New York City club hit first.

1974, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played the first of a three night, six show residency at the newly-opened Bottom Line in New York City. The shows received rave reviews and created a buzz in the music industry.

1976, The first issue of UK punk fanzine Sniffin' Glue was published, with features on The Stranglers, Ramones and Blue Oyster Cult. Former bank clerk Mark Perry edited the fanzine.

1978, The BBC announced a ban on The Sex Pistols' latest single 'No One Is Innocent', which featured vocals by Ronnie Biggs, the British criminal notorious for his part in the Great Train Robbery of 1963. At the time of the recording, Biggs was living in Brazil, and was still wanted by the British authorities, but immune from extradition.

1979, Adam and the Ants kicked off a 20-date UK tour at Retford Portherhouse.

1985, Duran Duran became the first artists to have a No.1 on the US singles chart with a James Bond theme when 'A View To A Kill', went to the top of the charts.

1985, Elton John re-signed with MCA Records in America, his five-album deal being worth $8 million, the biggest advance in history at the time.

1985, Tears For Fears went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Songs From The Big Chair'.

1986, Stevie Nicks and Peter Frampton appeared at San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California.

1987, Representatives of fifty of America's largest record retailers were guests at Michael Jackson's home in Encino, California to preview his new album, 'Bad'. The LP would go on to sell over 30 million copies worldwide.

1990, Curtis Mayfield was badly injured after a strong gust of wind blew a lighting rig on him during an outside concert in Brooklyn, New York.

1991, Bryan Adams went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Everything I Do I Do It For You' which featured on the soundtrack for the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. It stayed at No.1 for a record-breaking 16 weeks, (breaking a record held since 1955), also a No.1 in the US (for 7 weeks) and a hit in 16 other countries. Won a Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture in 1992.

1991, The Everly Brothers foundation bought 80 acres of land in the brother's hometown, planning to build a theme park and museum in honour of the duo.

1992, Wet Wet Wet played a free concert on the Isle Of Arran, Scotland.

1996, 2Pac featuring KC & Jojo, Dr Dre & Roger Troutmans went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'How Do U Want It / California Love', 2Pac's first US No.1.

1996, Over 2,000 guitar players, including Chet Atkins and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, set a new world record for the largest jam session ever when they played 'Heartbreak Hotel' for 75 minutes at Nashville's Riverfront Park. The previous record was set in Vancouver, Canada on May 7th, 1994, when Randy Bachman led 1,322 amateur guitarists in a performance that lasted 68 minutes.

1997, The Prodigy started a five-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'The Fat Of The Land'.

1997, A trial against John Denver for drunken driving ended in a hung jury, deadlocked 3-3. Denver's defence attorney argued that the singer suffered from a thyroid condition that had distorted blood alcohol tests.

1999, The Manic Street Preachers had to postpone a tour of the US because the mother of singer James Dean Bradfield had fallen seriously ill.

1999, The New Radicals called it a day after just one album and a world-wide hit single. Front man, songwriter and driving force Gregg Alexander said he would concentrate on producing and writing.

1999, Paul McCartney displayed 73 paintings at the Kunstforum Lyz gallery in the German town of Siegen. McCartney had been painting for the past 16 years (since he turned 40).

2000, Irish act The Corrs scored their only UK No.1 hit with 'Breathless', taken from their third studio album In Blue.

2002, Fatboy Slim brought the Brighton area to a standstill when he threw a free beach party. Organisers had expected 60,000 fans

to attend but over 250,000 turned up causing chaos on the roads with traffic jams over ten miles long. Fatboy Slim spent £100,000 of

his own money supporting the event after a sponsor pulled out.

2002, Oasis, Gomez, No Doubt, Starsailor, Foo Fighters, Chemical Brothers and Green Day all appeared at this years two day T In The Park Festival at Kinross, Scotland.

2007, Rod Stewart collected his CBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace. The singer who was honoured for his services to music wore a skull and crossbones tie, white trousers and a stripy shirt instead of the conventional morning suit.

2007, The first day of the three day Latitude Festival took place at Henham Park Estate in Suffolk,

1942, Born on this day, Roger McGuinn, guitar, vocals, The Byrds, (1965 US & UK No.1 single 'Mr Tambourine Man'). He was the only member of The Byrds to play on the hit, the others being session players.

1961, Born on this day, Lawrence Donegan, bass, Lloyd Cole And The Commotions, (1985 UK No.19 single 'Brand New Friend').

1966, Born on this day, Gerald Levert, R&B trio LeVert, who scored a UK top 10 single with Casanova in 1987. Died of a heart attack 11th Nov 2006 aged 40. The singer who was the son of O'Jays vocalist Eddie Levert.

1974, Born on this day, Deborah Cox, Canadian R&B singer-songwriter and actress. Her 1998 song 'Nobody's Supposed to Be Here' held the record for longest-running number one single on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart (14 weeks).

Died on this day

2004, Arthur 'Killer' Kane, bass player with The New York Dolls, died aged 55 after checking himself in to a Los Angeles emergency room, complaining of fatigue. He was quickly diagnosed with leukemia, and died within two hours. The influential American band formed in 1972 and made just two albums, the 1973 'New York Dolls' and 1974 'Too Much Too Soon'. His estranged wife wanted to honour her late husband's wishes and bury him next to former Dolls stars Johnny Thunders and Jerry Nolan in Mount St Mary's cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, but officials at the morgue refused to release his body for burial because his remains were so decomposed. (His body had laid in a morgue for over a month).

2004, Manager, agent and producer Hal Carter died. Wrote 'Come On And Twist', worked with The Kinks, Marty Wilde, Billy Fury, Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent